Draw around the INSIDE of the embroidery hoop onto the cardboard. Make two cirles. Cut tthe circles inside the drawn line. finished cardboard circles should be approximately 1/8th smaller than the inside of the embroidery hoop.

Place a cardboard circle on a double thickness of batting and draw around it. Cut out two circles of batting. They should be the same size as the cardboard circles.

Thread a needle with about 24" of sturdy thread. Starting and finishing on the right side of the fabric, make a running stitch close to the edge of one close to the edge of one fabric circle. Flatten the circle out, leaving the two tails of thread off to the side. Wiht the right side of the fabric circle facing down, centre a cricle of batting on the wrong isde , then place a cardboard circle on top of the batting. take the ends of thread and pull them to gather the fabric tightly around the cardboard circle. Knot the thread securely to hold the fabric tight. (This step is similar to making a yo-yo). Repeat for the second fabric circle.

Sandwich the two cardboard circles, wrong sides together and which stitch tightly all around the edge. this becomes the base of your thread catcher.

Take the 11" x 14" piece of fabric and press 1/4" to the wrong side on both of the 14" sides. Unfold the 1/4" and sew the two 11" sides (right sides together ) using a 5/8"th seam backstitching at top and bottom. Press the seam open. Repress the 1/4" folds across the seam. You now have a tube with both ends of the tube folded under one-fourth inch

With the fabric tube wrong side out, slip the embroidery hoop over the tube to the middle . Fold one end of the tube over the hoop, matching seam and folded edges evenly. Pin the folded edges together at four even intervals. Figure 1.

With your fingers, work the hoop into the fold at the opposite end from the pinned edges. Take extra care to assure that the hoop is fully nested into the fold all the way around. Pin fabric together up tight against the hoop at even intervals. with matching thread, make running stitches up tight against the hoop all the way around it. Backstitch to secure end of stitching. If fabfic is diectional (or if youjust like one end better than the other) be sure that the side you want to see on the outside ofyou thread catcher is now o the inside. Same goes for the carboard circle. (In other words, the first side you assemble will become the inside of the thread catcher. Bear in mind that the hoop will be at the top of the thread catcher.) Figure 2

Moving the inside layer of fabric out of the way, slip the cardboard circle into the opening of the tube. Pin the folded edge of the tube to the rim of the cardboard circle at even intervals, distributing fullness evenly all around the circle. (Remember that the side of the cardboard circle facing OUT now will end up INSIDE the thread catcher) With matching thread, make small whip stitched to secure the folded ed of the tube to the cardboard circle.

Turn the bottom through the hoop inside out. You have only sewn one side of the round piece of the bottom on at this point. Turn inside out.

Sew the remaining edge of the tube to the bottom edge of the cardboard circle. Fig 3